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The Fascinating Gen. Petraeus

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Posted on Dec 10, 2010
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So, one of the relentless Barbara Walters’ fave things to do around the holidays is to count down her list of the “10 Most Fascinating People” of the year. This time, mixed somewhat awkwardly in among the likes of Sandra Bullock, Justin Bieber and royal-wedding-mania inducer Kate Middleton, was none other than ... America’s top military commander in Afghanistan, Gen. David Petraeus. Right. Wait, what?  —KA

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Although Petraeus, 58, was honored alongside entertainers like Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi and freshly-minted American Idol judge Jennifer Lopez, Walters cited his compassion for civilians and his impact in Afghanistan.

“In life, it seems, there are people who break things and people who fix them,” Walters said. “This man is a fixer.”

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By MarthaA, December 18, 2010 at 4:16 pm Link to this comment

There is nothing fascinating about General Betrayus.

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By fearnotruth, December 15, 2010 at 7:43 pm Link to this comment

RE:A true selfless hero…

Absolutely, serves his masters with unflinching pride and executes every order to the letter. The GOP’s
Eisenhower for the 21st C.

Expect full-on denial of any White-House ambitions until his draft, prior to which, be weary of any and
all Tea-Party, Palin, Beck, Huckabee nonsense; purposed only to rouse the rabble (so rightfully pissed off
at Obama and the Dems - sold out for decades - they’d like to tar and feather the lot of them), and keep
the under classes embroiled in senseless street fighting over pathetically inane wedge issues.

The GOP strategists will flood the trenches with the flaming blood of the misbegotten so as to thoroughly
tarnish the feckless Obama admin. - and just when it appears all hell is set to break loose, will then
descend, like a Deus Ex Machina, the Victor of Mesopotamia, drafted by the party to lead the nation into
a new Century of Patriotic Pride.

Copy is already being hammered out, posters already on the drawing board and media story-boards
already in concept.

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By frecklefever, December 15, 2010 at 6:10 pm Link to this comment

THE MAJORITY OF THE POSTERS KNOW…TO CONTINUE THESE WARS MEANS THE END OF
AMERICA…AND THE MISGUIDED PATRIOTS ARE FACILITATING THE DEMISE…

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By Go Right Young Man, December 14, 2010 at 12:44 pm Link to this comment

Gen. David Petraeus, like most in the military, is one of the best America has to offer.  A true selfless hero that doesn’t deserve the nasty and bigoted attacks we see here on TruthDig.

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By MarthaA, December 14, 2010 at 11:25 am Link to this comment

Napolean DoneHisPart, December 14 at 1:32 am,

As a people, though acting religious, our nation as a whole has drawn away from God while purporting to be coming to God.  I have no idea how long it will take, but Revelations 18 is certainly in the process.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, December 13, 2010 at 7:35 pm Link to this comment

And here is one for the history books, for revelation and for correcting the revisions and omissions. 

Be sure to hear from running time 10:00 to just after 11:10 as the buildup to one of history’s most important deliveries from a presidente, head of state, the ‘seat of power’ for the people… and, in kind, JFK again denounces the secret order behind the U.S government and this grab for world power.

We need an army of JFKs, fearless and ready to speak what is right to distinguish from the wrong.

http://freedocumentaries.org/teatro.php?filmID=236&lan=en&size=big

Go ahead and watch the first 11 minutes for the paradigm shift.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, December 13, 2010 at 7:32 pm Link to this comment

Some excerpts from Revelations 18-

Your merchants were the world’s important people.  By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

The merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her because no one buys their cargoes anymore— cargoes of gold, silver, precious stones…. cattle and sheep; horses and carriages; and human beings sold as slaves.

In one hour such great wealth has been brought to ruin!

Your merchants were the world’s important people.  By your magic spell all the nations were led astray.

Come out of her, my people, so that you will not share in her sins, so that you will not receive any of her plagues; for her sins are piled up to heaven.

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By Charlene Cheek, December 13, 2010 at 1:58 pm Link to this comment
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Shame on you, Baba Wawa, for pushing the corporate media line & praising Betrayus.
He “is not worthy”—as Baba well knows—since she USED to be a real newswoman back in the day.
Now, just like Oprah, she uses her life to pimp for the corporate media with no responsibility to the Truth or to the People anymore.
She just caved & goes with the flow now, more interested in making money off loyal fans from her decent days, never hinting at how awful she knows the United Corporate States of America is.
Shame, shame, shame, Baba Wawa, you turncoat.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, December 13, 2010 at 12:52 am Link to this comment

Petraus is so… ancient sounding, like some Roman legionnaire.

The U.S.A., Inc. is a commercial entity, whose constitution only regarded certain types of people as protected and enriched by the systems of government and finance, whilst the immigrants who landed after its penning are chattel surfing the serfdom trails to paths leading elsewhere NOT to pedigreed country club estates.

And what also ‘may’ have occurred was the usurpation of the populous who must work for their wages ( those who have yet to have capital work for them ) by money lenders. 

And now that the money has been funny since:

A) the FED Reserve is a private for profit entity which backs all its created money by NOTHING but the chicanery of communist doling of the dollar.

B) since congress has not declared war since WWII and since our economy has been a debt economy based on expansion of empire ( military spending and the rest of the economy following suite ).

C) Banksters can, by their chicanery and influence to write their own laws via lobby, extortion and collusion, increase capital deposits by TEN fold and lend this money ( known as M2 ) ‘in order to facilitate commerce.’  But it is to increase their pockets by usury, which is DETESTABLE before God and common decency.

D) The current USD will be exchanged by another as the world’s reserve currency… or a ‘new’ USD will appear, which, if you do not have any REAL assets, that funny monopoly money will be traded in ( at a loss to you ) for the ‘new and good’ money.

And the game will continue… unless a Napoleon appears.

Is it Ventura?

Petraus?

Who can be trusted?

Should I just move to China / Dubai, since they’ve been groomed as seats of the new world order?

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By MarthaA, December 13, 2010 at 12:23 am Link to this comment

patriot10101, December 13 at 5:14 am,

The United States is a nation of laws, it’s just that the laws represent the other 2 classes and cultures, the 70% Majority Common Population’s class and culture is undermined and is not represented in the making and enforcing of law.

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By MarthaA, December 13, 2010 at 12:06 am Link to this comment

General Betrayus.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

General Betrayus.

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By MarthaA, December 13, 2010 at 12:05 am Link to this comment

General Betrayus.

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By Napolean DoneHisPart, December 12, 2010 at 9:46 am Link to this comment

Do we see the grooming of yet another presidential hopeful?

Can you see a military dictatorship being ‘ushered’ in due to ‘national security’ of this country against whatever ‘axis of evil’ country ( N. Korea and Iran )?

Can you see either this man being popularly ‘voted in’ in two years…. or being pushed to bring ‘stability’ among the country by ‘mustering’ the soldiers via some ridiculous ‘attack’ on Amerika?

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By gerard, December 11, 2010 at 7:21 pm Link to this comment

I can’t help but wonder why we are bothering to “dig beneath the headlines” of People Magazine???
  Errrr ... I mean ....after all….!

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By frecklefever, December 11, 2010 at 3:25 pm Link to this comment

THE WORD FIXER IS APPROPRIATE…HIS VAUNTED SURGE WAS BASED ON BRIBING THE
OPPOSTION NOT TO WAR AGAINST AMERICA…LIKE THE REST OF AMERICAN LEADERSHIP..THE
MILITARY IS HEADED BY INFERIORS…HE IS NOT A WARRIOR…READ GEORGE ARMSTRONG
CUSTERS..MY LIFE ON THE PLAINS..FOR THE REAL LIFE CONSEQUENCES OF MILITARY LIFE..AND
GUT WRENCHING DECISIONS OF LEADERSHIP…CUSTER WAS A GENERAL AT 23…

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By samosamo, December 11, 2010 at 6:54 am Link to this comment

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Makes me think that mccrystal was great, just
makes me think that. Old stanley was better
though.

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By fearnotruth, December 11, 2010 at 4:48 am Link to this comment

RE: “This man is a fixer.”

Clearly, the General’s next mission will be to ‘fix’ the path to neocon restoration -
forget Palin and Huckabee (a useful fool and clown respectively) - the GOP helm is
angling for an Eisenhower-style restoration - in the bowls of their organization
the neocons are in charge - the Tea Party psy-op is good for stirring up the
populists and rabble, rightly disaffected with what they call his betrayal, but in
truth is what he was installed to do - look for a draft of the General for POTUS
candidacy about a year from now after he resigns in indignation, accusing the
sitting POTUS of rank incompetence for not taking his advice to ‘fix’ Afghanistan
the way he ‘fixed’ Iraq - none of which makes any sense, but why should it?

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